Forecast summary

Regional

UK 5 days

UK 6-30 days

Regional forecast for South West England

Mild with persistent rain

Today:

Today will start mild and cloudy, with persistent rain in the west , together with hill and coastal fog. The rain will become heavier during the day and spread eastwards. It will be breezy near the south coast. Maximum Temperature 13 °C.

Tonight:

Rain will quickly clear during the evening leading to a dry, mild and frost-free night. Patchy mist and fog will develop, especially over the hills. Minimum Temperature 5 °C.

Sunday:

Sunday's weather will be much more clement. It will be dry and bright with plenty of sunny spells. Although slightly cooler than recently, temperatures will stay well above average. Maximum Temperature 12 °C.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Grey skies, mist, drizzle and spells of rain will spread across the region on Monday. Tuesday will be drier and brighter but wind and heavier rain will return on Wednesday.

Updated at: 0215 on Sat 10 Dec 2016

UK forecast for the next 5 days

Rain in the south today, brighter and more showery elsewhere.

Today:

It will be rather cloudy across southern England and much of Wales with outbreaks of rain, this turning heavy and persistent in places during the afternoon. Elsewhere there will be some sunshine, but also blustery showers in the northwest.

Tonight:

Rain will clear from southeast England to leave a mostly dry and frost free night with clear spells. However, it will be windy in the north, with some showery rain.

Sunday:

Sunday will be largely dry, albeit fresher, with some sunshine. However, patchy rain will affect northwest England, and the north and west of Scotland. Winds easing in the north.

Outlook for Monday to Wednesday:

Changeable. It will often be cloudy with outbreaks of rain spreading eastwards across the British Isles. Windy at times in the north. Patchy frost at first, but generally mild.

Updated at: 0212 on Sat 10 Dec 2016

Outlook for the UK over the next 6-30 days

UK Outlook for Wednesday 14 Dec 2016 to Friday 23 Dec 2016:

As we move through next week we are mostly likely to see a north-west to south-east split developing. During this time periods of wet and windy weather are expected to approach the UK from the west, however their eastward progression at this stage is fairly uncertain. In this type of scenario the most unsettled conditions are likely across the north and west, with drier and brighter weather for southern and eastern areas. It'll be windy at times, with the possibility of gales in the west and northwest, but it will be much less windy further south and east. It'll generally be mild with temperatures above average, however, in between weather systems temperatures will return closer to normal.

Updated at: 1222 on Fri 9 Dec 2016

UK Outlook for Saturday 24 Dec 2016 to Saturday 7 Jan 2017:

There is a good deal of uncertainty for this period as the UK remains in a battleground between higher pressure across the near continent and lower pressure in the Atlantic. The exact orientation of these will dictate conditions across the country. Currently western parts are most likely to see outbreaks of rain at times, along with relatively mild conditions, whilst eastern areas will see drier and perhaps colder conditions. There will probably also be some milder, unsettled interludes though, especially into early January, with the greatest likelihood of changeable conditions in the northwest, giving rain here at times.